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Live Devon and Cornwall traffic, weather and news on September 11

Live traffic, travel and news updates from the M5, A30, and A38 - and bringing you the news from Penzance and Truro to Plymouth, Exeter, Bideford and beyond

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by Neil Shaw

Updated18:43, 11 Sep 2018

Heavy traffic on the link road(Image: Ian Farrer)

Welcome to our breaking news service - the only place you can get all of latest news and traffic, travel and weather updates for Devon and Cornwall.

We'll keep you updated on everything that's happening on the major roads around the region - and how traffic is moving in major towns and the key cities of Plymouth, Exeter and Truro. Our dedicated breaking news team will have their eyes on every major route in the South West.

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Looe Saves the Day reveals US star will headline festival on Sunday

Looe Saves the Day has revealed who the Sunday night headliner will be at the event being staged in the wake of the Looe Music Festival’s shock cancellation.

The new festival is being arranged by the local community after a fundraising campaign raised £30,000 in just a few a days.

Now, organisers of the new event, aptly named Looe Saves the Day, have revealed the names of some of the acts who have agreed to play - including the headlining US soul star, who has been inspired to play by “the humanitarian efforts of the people of Looe, who have all come together and worked as a team to not be defeated”.

In announcement on Facebook this afternoon, Looe Saves the Day, said: “It has just been confirmed that American soul singer PP Arnold​ will be the headline act on Sunday.“

RNLI rescues two kayakers and their dog

The RNLI in South Devon has rescued two kayakers - and their dog.

Hope Cove independent lifeboat was tasked at around 6pm, on Friday September 7, to reports of two kayakers and a dog who had come out of their kayak and were stuck after scrambling onto rocks near Challaborough.

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Lottery winner accused of faking £2.5m ticket is charged with fraud

A National Lottery multi-millionaire has been charged with fraud - after being accused of forging his winning ticket back in 2009.

Edward Putman, 53, has been investigated by Hertfordshire’s Serious Fraud and Cyber Unit since 2015, when it received evidence sughesting his £2.5 million lottery payout was not the result of a genuine claim.

Putman, who has never commented on the investigation, has been bailed to appear at St Albans magistrates court on October 16.

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If music gives you goosebumps you're probably a good person, suggests scientific breakthrough

If music gives you goosebumps, you’re probably a good person - a scientific breakthrough has suggested.

University researchers also believe experiencing neck prickles while watching live entertainment puts us in a positive mindset - boosting our mental health. And those who experience the sensation also tend to be in better physical health, are more creative and friendlier than those who don’t, according to the study.

The results of the study are the first to show a correlation between different personality traits and people who experience goose bumps, said Robin Murphy, associate professor of experimental psychology at Oxford University.